unitid 110538 · Chico, CA · public 4-year · city (midsize)
California State University-Chico
- enrollment 2023
- 15,709
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
78th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
13,631
80th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
43%
undergrads on Pell grants
78th pctl among public 4-years
completion
63%
finish within 150% time
81st pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,283
71st pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,480
after aid, aided students
63rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$64,172
after entry, Title IV students
84th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$16,552
33rd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,902 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k36%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k12%
- 110k+16%
- Median family income
- $30,780
- First-generation students
- 47%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,472
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 503 | $79,303 | $18,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 313 | $52,482 | $15,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 184 | $55,139 | $17,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 180 | $46,684 | $21,315 |
| Sociology. | 158 | $46,999 | $16,049 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 152 | $58,616 | $16,331 |
| Public Health. | 122 | — | $20,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 122 | $76,356 | — |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 116 | — | $21,104 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 113 | $120,599 | $20,125 |
| Animal Sciences. | 98 | $56,684 | $17,334 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 94 | $59,510 | $17,098 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.